yea....you might want to raise that up a bit. i have that problem too. unless that space below is just for you to put some equipments of food etc.
again what are those timber used for?
u can try hutt pet centre at 3 Pretoria rd in Lower Hutt.
or for animates try this link
http://www.animates.co.nz/default.aspx? ... wharawhara
http://www.animates.co.nz/default.aspx? ... %20Melling
depends on what kind of snails you got. i just love my ramshorns snails. they are really good scavengers for cleaning up the left overs food and algae. i just cant get enought of them.
i left mine outside with a 10L litre with sea water. the bbs were alive till 2 weeks but never grew big. got sick of it and chuck away the green water.
double yes! sometimes its hard to tell the sexes when they are young. but if in doubt always put the unsure sex ones to the male tank. if this makes any sense..... :roll: